Laundry cart



March 30, 1937. BISHOP ET Al.

LAUNDRY- CART Filed Sept. 8, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY.

March 3o, 1937; I.. BISHP ET A.. 2,075,260

LAUNDRY CART lFiled Sept. 8, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheel 2 l l 5 \cz 5 J6 b a 5 e l mmmmm IN VENT ORS ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 30, 1937 1 Y,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LAUNDRY CART Lena Bishop and Orra Bishop, San Diego, Calif;

Application September 8, 1936, Serial No. 99,762

2 Claims. (Cl. 280-51) Our invention relates to a laundry cart, parthe line 8-8 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a sectional ticularly adapted for holding and conveying the View from the line 9--9 of Fig. 6.

laundry after it is washed to the clothes line for Similar characters of reference refer to similar drying or for any similar purpose, and the obparts and portions throughout the several views jects of our invention are: of the drawings: 5

First, to provide a laundry cart of this class The clothes receptacle I, clothes receptacle in which the clothes receptacle alwaysA remains supporting bars 2 and 3, clothes receptacle cenin an upright position regardless of the slant or tral support 4, clothes pin receptacle 5, handle 6, contour of the ground upon which it is operated; ratchet arc 'I, ratchet lever 8, axle 9., and wheels 10 Second, to provide a laundry cart of this class Hl and II constitute the principal parts'and por- 10 which automatically locks against movement tions of our laundry cart. when it is stopped and released; The clothes receptacle I is a pail-like receptacle Third, to provide a laundry cart of this class with tapered sides, preferably tight, and adapted in which the clothes are supported in a receptacle to hold the wet clothes ready for hanging on thel in a position so that one does not need to stoop line or other similar disposal. t is provided with 15 to reach the clothes when hanging them on a an upper reinforcing band Ia on its upper Side line; and with four side reinforcing bands il), Ic, Id, Fourth, to provide a laundry cart of this class and Ie shown best in Fig. 9 of the drawings, with a clothes pin receptacle readily removably which reinforcing bands extend across the botsuppo-rted at one side of the clothes receptacle so tom to the middle, also shown best in Fig. 9 of 20 that the pins are readily accessible while hangthe drawings. Secured to this middley portion is ing the clothes; a central support 4 which extends downwardly Fifth, to provide a laundry cart of this class from the center of the bottom of the receptacle I' which automatically keeps the clothes and clothes and is provided at its lower end with a longitucally locks the cart when it is stopped and let go shown best in Fig. 5 of the drawings, with a without any attention of the operator; washer 4c on one side of the member 5 and the. Sixth, to provide a means for adjusting the other side of the member 4 is the ratchet arc 'I, locking apparatus; and on the opposite side of which is a spring connect- Seventh, to provide a laundry cart of this class ing hook 4d to which is connected a spring 4e 30 which is very simple and economical of construcwhich extends upwardly and connects with the tion, efficient, easy to` operate, and which will not bottom of the receptacle I by means of a hook 4f readily deteriorate or get out of order. all shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. Thus With these and other objects in view as will the ratchet arc 1 is suspended relatively to the appear hereinafter, our invention consists of cerreceptacle I by means of the spring 4e and shift- 35 tain novel features of construction, combination, able by means of the slot 4a inthe member 4. and arrangement of parts and portions as will Pivotally connected at opposite sides of the be hereinafter described in detail and particularmember I are the clothes receptacle supporting ly set forth in the appended claims, reference bars 2 and 3 which extend downwardly and are being had to the accompanying drawings and to looped around the axle 9, which axle 9 is square, 40 the characters of reference thereon which form a thus providing means for holding the axle 9 Vin part of this application in which: certain torque relation with the receptacle I by Figure l is a partial elevational and sectional supporting the receptacle I at the upper end of view from the line I-I of Fig. 6; Fig. 2 is an enthe supports 2 and 3 so that it assumes an upright larged fragmentary elevational view of the position at all times. Supported near the lower 45 ratchet arc and ratchet connection therewith; ends of the supports 2 and 3 is the handle member Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof from Ii which extends backwardly at 6a, and upwardly the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary at 6b and then forms a cross bar 6 as a handle, side elevational view of the clothes receptacle and which is preferably round in cross section as its support shown at right angles to that of Fig. l shown. 50 of the drawings; Fig. 5 is a sectional view on an Secured to the axle 9 at its middle is a ratchet enlarged scale from the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 lever 8 which is in certain rigid torque relation is a front elevational view of our laundry cart; with the axle 9 and secured in this manner by Fig. l is a top view thereof from the line 'l-'I of means of a cap member 8c as shown best in Fig. l Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view from of the drawings. The opposite ends of the lever 55 pin receptacle in upright position and automatidinal slot 4a which isy adapted to'receive a bolt Ib- 25 l 10 between the rollers V8b and the lower side of the 8 are provided with ratchetmembers 8a shown best in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings which are adapted to engage teeth 'la on the upper side of the opposite ends of the ratchet arc 1. This lever 8 is also provided with rollers 8b adjacent the ratchet members 8a which are adapted to engage the lower Surface ofthe member 'I when the' member 1 is in such position that the ratchet engaging portion of the members 8a are out of engagement with the teeth la, there being sufficient space Y ratchet arc 1 to permit enoughshift to release the ratchet Vfrom the ratchet teeth. The one end of the member 1 is provided with a flat base portion Ib which is provided with extended'prongs Y 1c which are adapted to enter the ground to form a lock for the cart when the member Ib is resting on the ground. The opposite end of the member 1 from the flat member Ib is provided rwith a bifurcated portion 'Id in which is revolubly mounted a wheel member 'Ie so that by shifting the receptacle I over the center of the wheel, the

Wheel member Ie may rest upon the ground and the member 'Ib elevated so that the wheel 'le may be used where the ground is relatively lock is not necessary.

The receptacle I is provided on one side near its upper edge with a socket member 5a which is adapted, to receivethe end of a bracket 5b which is secured to a clothes pin receptacle 5 all as at and a shown best in Fig. 8 of the drawings, which in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings, and with the base -lb on the ground or floor, the kwet clothes are placed in the receptacle I, then the operator takes hold of the handle 6, raises the base member 'Ib slightly'oif of the ground and runs the cart'to the place where it is desired to hang the clothes; then by lowering the member 'Iby onto the ground, the cart is locked against movement either forwardly or backwardly, and the receptacle I alwaysmain-V tains an upright position high enough so that the operator does not have to stoop in taking the clothes from the receptacle and placing them'on the line, and itwill be noted that regardless of the amount of tilting or slant of the ground` the receptacle always maintains an upright position and the cart is locked against movement.

Though we have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, we do not wish to be limited to this particularconstruction, combination, and arrangement, but desire to includein the scope of our invention, the construction, combination, and arrangemet substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a laundry cart, apair of wheels in spaced relation, anvaxle connecting said wheels, supports extending vupwardly and connected with said axle,

a receptacle pivotally supportediatthe upperV ends of said supports, a ratchet lever secured to said axle and extending forwardly and backward-f ly thereof provided with ratchets at its opposite*` ends, and a ratchet arc pivotally and shiftably supported on said receptacle and engageable by the ratchets on said ratchet lever. l f

2. In a laundry cart, a pair of wheels in spaced relation, an axle connecting said wheels, supports extending upwardly and connected with said axle, a receptacle pivotally supported at the upper endsv of said supports, a handle member in connection with said supports intermediate their ends and" extending backwardly past the periphery of said wheels, a ratchet leversecured to said axle and extending forwardly and backwardly thereof provided with ratchetsatits opposite ends, and a,V ratchet arc pivotally and shiftably supported onv said receptacle and engageable by the ratchetson said ratchet lever.

LENA BISHOP. ORRA BISHOP. 

